Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[Alfred Hilscher]

Hi all,

I have a (simple ?) question. I would like to write some Windows GUI
applications. I use WinNT 4.0 and GNAT 3.11. The Windows bindings
contains text that say "... may be used only by licensees of MS SDK".
Does this mean, that I am not allowed to write programs that use API
calls ? Why not (I think with OS/2 and Unix there is not such
restriction) ? What have I to do to be allowed to ? What is the cheapest
way ? I have only the pure OS with no other MS software.

Thanks for your answer,
Alfred

Re: Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[J. Marshall]

You can download the SDK and be "licensed" for free at Microsoft's website.
You don't have to *use* the SDK.
JM


Alfred Hilscher wrote in message <37AEF336.181D@_X_vossnet.de>...
>Hi all,
>
>I have a (simple ?) question. I would like to write some Windows GUI
>applications. I use WinNT 4.0 and GNAT 3.11. The Windows bindings
>contains text that say "... may be used only by licensees of MS SDK".
>Does this mean, that I am not allowed to write programs that use API
>calls ? Why not (I think with OS/2 and Unix there is not such
>restriction) ? What have I to do to be allowed to ? What is the cheapest
>way ? I have only the pure OS with no other MS software.
>
>Thanks for your answer,
>Alfred

Re: Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[Ted Dennison]

In article <rqu9g3m3kur92@corp.supernews.com>,
  "J. Marshall" <a_revelation@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You can download the SDK and be "licensed" for free at Microsoft's
website.

Really? Where? I couldn't find it on their labrynthian website.

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Re: Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[kryptoz]

In article <7onibl$47p$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> wrote:
> In article <rqu9g3m3kur92@corp.supernews.com>,
>   "J. Marshall" <a_revelation@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > You can download the SDK and be "licensed" for free at Microsoft's
> website.
>
> Really? Where? I couldn't find it on their labrynthian website.
>
> --
> T.E.D.


See http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/sdk/platform.asp


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Re: Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[Ted Dennison]

In article <7onqqv$a5a$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  kryptoz <kryptoz@my-deja.com> wrote:
> In article <7onibl$47p$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
>   Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> wrote:
> > Really? Where? I couldn't find it on their labrynthian website.

> See http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/sdk/platform.asp

Ahh, I see. It appears they have now renamed it to the "Platform SDK".
Perhaps the Win32 binding authors should put this info in their next
release.


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Re: Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[David Botton]

The copyright is not on the API call (although who knows what MS would argue
in court), but rather on the binding. It perhaps might be argued that any
binding is a derived work of the MS SDK, so who knows.....

In the mean time, take a look a these projects at
http://www.adapower.com/windows:
   The AdaWin thin binding
   Windex thick Win32 binding
   Claw thick Win32 binding
   Aonix's Win32 binding / GUI Builder objects

for alternatives if you feel you need one.

If you have been programing for any length of time and ever purchased any
Win32 product with the SDK (just about all Win32 programming tools), you are
probably (legal term for should be) covered.

David Botton


Alfred Hilscher wrote in message <37AEF336.181D@_X_vossnet.de>...
>Hi all,
>
>I have a (simple ?) question. I would like to write some Windows GUI
>applications. I use WinNT 4.0 and GNAT 3.11. The Windows bindings
>contains text that say "... may be used only by licensees of MS SDK".
>Does this mean, that I am not allowed to write programs that use API
>calls ? Why not (I think with OS/2 and Unix there is not such
>restriction) ? What have I to do to be allowed to ? What is the cheapest
>way ? I have only the pure OS with no other MS software.
>
>Thanks for your answer,
>Alfred

Re: Using the WINAPI forbidden ?

[J. Marshall]

Try http://www.adapower.com/windows/ if you didn't figure it out.
JM


David Botton wrote in message <7ompto$km8$1@news.gate.net>...
>The copyright is not on the API call (although who knows what MS would
argue
>in court), but rather on the binding. It perhaps might be argued that any
>binding is a derived work of the MS SDK, so who knows.....
>
>In the mean time, take a look a these projects at
>http://www.adapower.com/windows:
>   The AdaWin thin binding
>   Windex thick Win32 binding
>   Claw thick Win32 binding
>   Aonix's Win32 binding / GUI Builder objects
>
>for alternatives if you feel you need one.
>
>If you have been programing for any length of time and ever purchased any
>Win32 product with the SDK (just about all Win32 programming tools), you
are
>probably (legal term for should be) covered.
>
>David Botton
>
>
>Alfred Hilscher wrote in message <37AEF336.181D@_X_vossnet.de>...
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I have a (simple ?) question. I would like to write some Windows GUI
>>applications. I use WinNT 4.0 and GNAT 3.11. The Windows bindings
>>contains text that say "... may be used only by licensees of MS SDK".
>>Does this mean, that I am not allowed to write programs that use API
>>calls ? Why not (I think with OS/2 and Unix there is not such
>>restriction) ? What have I to do to be allowed to ? What is the cheapest
>>way ? I have only the pure OS with no other MS software.
>>
>>Thanks for your answer,
>>Alfred
>
>